Oral Health & HIV Education Symposium

This FREE symposium is designed to provide dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants with the most current information on oral health, oral care, and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This FREE course will contain advanced information for practitioners anticipating the care and treatment of the HIV patient. 

Pre-registration is required.

February 10. 2012, 9:00 - 4:00 pm

San Antonio, TX

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Special Considerations for Management of HIV/HCV Co-Infection

Kevin Prince, NP

You may participate in this program by:

• Attending in person at Levin Hall in Galveston, TX (Room 5.521)
• Viewing cia DMS (for UTMB employees at TDCJ units)
• Viewing over the internet/intranet for all outside agencies/individuals (non-UTMB employees)

February 15, 2012, 12:00 - 1:00 pm

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Would you like to participate?  Contact Marsha Royder no later than noon on Feb. 13th. 

HIV Interactive Challenge Game

Sabrina Taylor

*This is a closed program.  If you would like to attend a similar training please contact Sue Burns

A jeopardy-like program using audience involvement to review different aspects of HIV. 

February 16, 2012, 12:00 - 1:30 pm

Panhandle AIDS Support Organization (PASO)

Amarillo, TX

HIV Epidemiology/Pathophysiology

Douglas Drevets, MD

This course is designed to provide basic knowledge regarding HIV and care.  Presentation will included discussion over the national and local HIV epidemic, natural history of HIV, HIV replication cycle, transmission, national medical guidelines regarding antiretroviral therapy, and testing and screening recommendations.  At the end of the program participants should be able to: describe the clinical manifestation of primary HIV infection, describe the natural history of HIV infection including viral load and CD4 cell response, and identify the patient population for which HIV testing is recommended.

February 22, 2012, 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Caring Hands Community Health center

McAlester, OK

Would you like to participate?  Contact Kim Walker

Webcast: HIV & Pregnancy

Linda Salinas, MD

This presentation includes what we know about reducing prenatal HIV transmission; highlights unique issues regarding HIV and pregnancy such as timing of perinatal HIV transmission, what to do when the HIV pregnant patient has not received prenatal care, and breast feeding and HIV infection. Various scenarios will be discussed such as HIV diagnosis at labor. 

Learning Objectives:

1. List the preferred HIV antiretroviral regimen for the prevention of perinatal transmission.
2. Name the optimal time to start HIV antiretroviral aimed at the prevention of perinatal transmission.
3. Describe the maternal and virologic factors that contribute to increased risk of HIV perinatal transmission.
   

March 1, 2012, 9:00 - 10:00 am

Online

Pre-Registration is required. 

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Motivational Interviewing for HIV Positive Persons

Ann Verdine, NCHP

March 7, 2012

Panhandle AIDS Support Organization

Amarillo, TX

Would you like to participate?  Contact Sue Burns

Webinar Honoring: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

In honor of the annual National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD), TX/OK AIDS Education & Training Center in collaboration with the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC), would like to invite you to attend this FREE one-day online educational training!  These sessions will feature an interactive web-based approach to learning! Participants will be able to view slides, hear audio through computer speakers, interact with presenters, chat, and answer polling questions.

The following topics will be covered:

1. Diabetes & HIV
2. Hepatitis & HIV
3. Using Traditional Treatment with Clinical Treatment
4. Native Case Management: Ahalaya Model

March 15th starting at 9:35 am CT

Online

Pre-Registration is required. 

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